A Tuna Christmas
Tuesday thru Sunday, December 11-16, 2007
Tues. thru Fri. 8pm; Sat. 2pm & 8pm; Sun. 2pm & 7pm
A Tuna Christmas returns to The Grand 1894 Opera House for special performances December 11-16. This hilarious sequel to the hit comedy, Greater Tuna, stars Tony Award-nominated Joe Sears and Jaston Williams. Master comedians Sears and Williams, with their deft comedic timing, trademark characterizations, and split-second costume changes, portray all 24 citizens of Tuna, the mythical third smallest town in Texas, where the Lion’s Club is too liberal and Patsy Cline never dies. “A Tuna Christmas delivers a stockingful of laughs!” declares The Houston Chronicle. Join the Tuna characters as they attempt to cope with the traumas and dramas of the holidays! Possibly best described as a longhorn version of “A Night Before Christmas,” A Tuna Christmas brings back to The Grand those beloved Texans: Didi Snavely (who runs the used gun shop), her husband, R.R. (who sees UFO’s as his rescue from marriage), Aunt Pearl (who poisons poodles trespassing on her yard), and all their neighbors. They are all on a rampage because a “phantom” is destroying holiday displays before the annual prizes are awarded, they’re battling a bad economy, and a local production of “A Christmas Carol” is endangered by bad actors and a Scrooge-ish electric company. “There’s plenty to ho-ho-ho about. A Tuna Christmas is a delightful gift for longtime Tuna fans and newcomers alike,” exclaims The Dallas Morning News. “If you like someone buy them roses…if you love someone, buy them tickets to A Tuna Christmas” says the Austin American-Statesman. Bring the whole family and join in the fun. Performances are Tues - Friday evenings at 8 p.m.; Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Tickets “A Kaleidoscope of Sights and Sounds” sets the theme for the 2007-2008 Performing Arts Season at Galveston’s Grand 1894 Opera House. The star-studded season of “sights and sounds” will include headliners Clint Black, James Earl Jones, and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, spectacular Broadway productions of Evita, The Producers, and “Movin’ Out”, and exciting music and dance performances including The Spinners, Blast, 100 Years of Broadway, and Simply Ballroom. Back by popular demand again this season will be STOMP, Bowfire, Judy Collins and The Smothers Brothers, and the Rob Landes Trio. For more information and to purchase season tickets, call The Grand’s box office at 800.821.1894, 409.765.1894, or visit online at www.thegrand.com. |